• DocumentCode
    1182843
  • Title

    Small dual C-slot printed antenna

  • Author

    Kan, H.K. ; Pavlickovski, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Univ. of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    4/3/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    593
  • Lastpage
    594
  • Abstract
    A novel shorted dual C-slot printed antenna is presented. The antenna consists of two C-shaped slots embedded within the shorted patch antenna to maximise the current path of the antenna. A 10 dB return loss bandwidth of 5.4% has been achieved. The overall dimension of the antenna is 0.11λ0×0.074λ0×0.074λ0 and is suitable for application where limited space is a premium. Importantly, the antenna is easy to develop.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; slot antennas; 10 dB return loss bandwidth; 2.2 GHz; antenna dimension; current path maximisation; embedded C-shaped slots; far-field radiation patterns; limited space applications; shorted dual C-slot printed antenna; shorted patch antenna; shorting post;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20030403
  • Filename
    1194127